El Paso Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Fentanyl, Causing Death

EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso man was sentenced in federal court to 180 months in prison for distribution of fentanyl, causing death or serious bodily injury.

According to court documents, Adrian David Perez Jr., 21, sold counterfeit M-30 pills laced with fentanyl to an individual on Oct. 13, 2021. The individual consumed the pills and his mother found him deceased the following day. The El Paso County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that the individual died from acute fentanyl toxicity.

In addition to imprisonment, U.S. District Judge Leon Schydlower sentenced Perez to three years of supervised release and ordered him to pay $3,800 in restitution.

U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza of the Western District of Texas made the announcement.

The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip Countryman prosecuted the case.

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